99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4115

 

Introduced , by Rep. Ron Sandack

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 365/2  from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502

    Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Provides that: the Department of Agriculture shall maintain on its website a list of gasoline and service stations that are required to report to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures; the list shall include the addresses and telephone numbers of the gasoline and service stations; and the Department of Agriculture shall provide the Department of Human Services with a link to this website information. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall post on its website a link to the list of gasoline and service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture (rather than posting the addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service stations in Illinois).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing
5Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 365/2)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
7    Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and
8full-service islands.
9    (a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service
10station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at
11both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon
12request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
13parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration
14plates issued to a physically disabled person pursuant to
15Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) registration
16plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant to Section 3-609
17or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device
18issued pursuant to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall
19only charge such driver prices as offered to the general public
20for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service island. However,
21such attendant shall not be required to perform other services
22which are offered at the full-service island.
23    (b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State

 

 

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1are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and
2must:
3        (1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an
4    individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service
5    station is not required to provide such service at any time
6    that it is operating on a remote control basis with a
7    single employee on duty at the motor fuel site, but is
8    encouraged to do so, if feasible.);
9        (2) by January 1, 2014, provide and display at least
10    one ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct
11    telephone number to the station that allows a disabled
12    operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling
13    assistance, with the telephone number posted in close
14    proximity to the International Symbol of Accessibility
15    required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act,
16    however, if the station does not have at least one ADA
17    compliant motor fuel dispenser, the station must display on
18    at least one motor fuel dispenser a direct telephone number
19    to the station that allows a disabled operator of a motor
20    vehicle to request refueling assistance; and
21        (3) provide the refueling assistance without any
22    charge beyond the self-serve price.
23    (c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection
24(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be
25posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be
26clearly visible to customers.

 

 

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1    (d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with
2disabilities information regarding the availability of
3refueling assistance under this Section by the following
4methods:
5        (1) by posting information about that availability on
6    the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a
7    link to the Department of Human Services website; and
8        (2) by publishing a brochure containing information
9    about that availability, which shall be made available at
10    all Secretary of State offices throughout the State.
11    (d-5) On its Internet website, the Department of
12Agriculture shall maintain a list of gasoline and service
13stations that are required to report to the Department of
14Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures. The list shall
15include the addresses and telephone numbers of the gasoline and
16service stations. The Department of Agriculture shall provide
17the Department of Human Services with a link to this website
18information.
19    (e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its
20Internet website information regarding the availability of
21refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the link
22to the list addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and
23service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture in
24Illinois.
25    (f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she
26telephones a gasoline station or service station to request

 

 

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1refueling assistance and he or she:
2        (1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline
3    or service station; or
4        (2) is physically present at the gasoline or service
5    station but does not actually require refueling
6    assistance.
7    (g) The Department of Transportation shall work in
8cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and
9service station trade associations and the petroleum industry
10to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on
11interstate highways in this State with regard to the
12availability of refueling assistance for persons with
13disabilities.
14    (h) If an owner of a gas station or service station is
15found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
16Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act, the owner
17shall pay an administrative fine of $250. Any moneys collected
18by the Department shall be deposited into the Motor Fuel and
19Petroleum Standards Fund. The Department of Agriculture shall
20have the same authority and powers as provided for in the Motor
21Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act in enforcing this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 97-1152, eff. 6-1-13.)